IPH Sponsors New University Research Week Track
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The Institute for Population Health invited Creighton students and faculty to participate in a new track focused on population health and health equity during University Research Week this spring. The Population Health and Health Equity Track received more than 50 entries. Winners were honored at the IPH Awards Luncheon in April.
- Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation Allison Dang, College of Arts and Sciences, “State-Level Determinants of Dental Service Organization Affiliation Growth.” Faculty Mentor: Yaxiang Song, PhD, PHC Associate
- Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation: Paloma Luna, Department of Pharmacy, “Exploring Clinical Trial Decision-Making in Parents of Children with Pediatric Brain Tumors: A Mixed Methods Study.” Faculty mentor: Kevin Fuji, PharmD, PHC Associate
- Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation: Amir Jafari, School of Medicine, Omaha campus, “Geographic Distribution of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Centers in the United States: A 2025 Analysis Using the CMS Physician Compare National Downloadable File.” Faculty mentor: Rahul Varman, MD
- Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation: Alexa Koza, Physician Assistant Studies program, Omaha campus, “AI Use for Screening Skin Lesions and Identifying Melanoma.” Faculty mentor: Bridget Burke, MPAS
- Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation: Emily Mason, Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, “Examining Asthma Outcome Disparities in Omaha, Nebraska: A Retrospective Review.” Faculty mentor: Mark Malesker, PharmD
- Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation: Nile Luu, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Campus – Phoenix, “A retrospective evaluation of CHATGPT for summarizing and translating radiology reports into Spanish.” Faculty mentors: Jesus Sandoval-Macias, MD, and Siddharth Pandya, MD
- Best Graduate Student Poster Presentation: Ipod Hassan, School of Medicine, Health Sciences Campus – Phoenix, “Geographic Distribution of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Centers in the United States: A 2025 Analysis Using the CMS Physician Compare National Downloadable File.” Faculty mentors: Scott Eldredge, MD, and Lisa McMahon, MD, PHC Associates
